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It should now be clear to all what is the best
course to adopt for the cultivation of memory. If,
however, our memory be naturally somewhat dull
or time presses, it will be useless to tie ourselves
down rigidly to every word, since if we forget any
one of them, the result may be awkward hesitation or even a tongue-tied silence. It is, therefore,
far safer to secure a good grasp of the facts themselves and to leave ourselves free to speak as we
will.
Quintilian. With An English Translation. Harold Edgeworth Butler. Cambridge. Cambridge, Mass., Harvard University Press; London, William Heinemann, Ltd. 1922.
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